Jannik Hastrup
Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing several animated films, occasionally with Flemming Quist Møller, including Benny's Bathtub, Dreaming of Paradise, Samson & Sally, War of the Birds, The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear and A Tale of Two Mozzies. He also directed, wrote and animated a number of shorts following Cirkeline the elf.
Politics
Jannik Hastrup made some works with a socialist theme. One of them is the Cirkeline short film Flugten fra Amerika (Escape in America), about the titular character and her mice friends going to New York City, but are attacked by armed forces (actually toy soldiers) after one of the mice kicks Mickey Mouse; they sympathize with the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Panther Party, and received help from a Native American tribe in retaliation. The film was political enough that the Danish Broadcasting Corporation refused to air it.[1][2] Other works with political messages include Historiebogen and Trællene.[3]
Feature films
- Cykelmyggen og Minibillen (2014)
- Cykelmyggen og Dansemyggen (2007)*
- Cirkeline og Verdens mindste superhelt (2004)
- Drengen der ville gøre det umulige (2002)
- Cirkeline - Ost og Kærlighed (2000)
- Cirkeline - Storbyens Mus (1998)
- H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge (1998)
- Aberne og det hemmelige våben (1995)
- Fuglekrigen i Kanøfleskoven (1990)
- Strit og Stumme (1986)
- Samson og Sally (1984)
- Trællene / The Thralls (1980)
- Bennys badekar (1971)
Short films
- Blot en drengestreg / Just a prank' (2015)
- Tefik, når du falder du rejser dig op igen / Tefik, when you fall you get back up again' (2014)
- Jamila, gid jeg kunne flyve / Jamila, if only I could fly' (2013)
- Solén, jeg altid husker far / Solén, I always remember daddy (2013)
- Cirkeline i Fandango / Circleen in Fandango (2010)
- Krig og Kager / War & Peas (2005)
- You’ve got Sugar (2005)
- Eventyret om den dårlige samvittighed / A Tale about The Guilty Conscience (2005)
- Hund & Fisk / Dog & Fish (2001)
- Tango jalousie (1996)
- Birdland – 4 episoder (1995)
- Havets Sang / Song of the Sea (1993)
- Det er bare os Høns / Aint Nobody here but us chickens (1992)
- Bjarne og Brittas Vidunderlige Verden / The Wonderfull World of Barney and Betty (1991)
- Take Care (1988)
- Trylle og Tøjdyrene / Magic Mary and her puppets (1985)
- Roji Negra (1985)
- Hvordan det videre gik den Grimme Ælling / The further adventures of the Ugly Duckling (1982)
- Hellere rask og rig end syg og fattig / Better rich and healthy than poor and sick (1977)
- Historiebogen The Historybook – 9 episoder (1973)
- Ønskebenet / The Wishbone (1972)
- Cirkeline / Circleen – 19 episoder (1967-71)
- Bennys Badekar / Bennys Bathtub (1970)
- Regnbuen / The Rainbow (1969)
- Flodhesten / The Hippo (1969)
- Det store slæderøveri (1969)
- Drengen og månen – The boy and the moon (1968)
- It don’t mean a thing (1967)
- Generalen / The General (1966)
- Slambert / Scoundrel (1966)
- Elverskud (1966)
- Hvordan man opdrager sine forældre / How to bring up your parents (1966)
- Skorstensfejeren gik en tur (1965)
- Fagotten der fik ondt i maven (1965)
- Concerto Erotica (1964)
- Agnete og Havmanden (1964)
